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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1909
Page
6
English officials laud American generosity as Morgan’s deluxe Curtis catalog reveals exquisite miniature portraits and plates. Volume I introduces Morgan’s unrivaled collection with printers and binders noted. Volume II to V cover French and European miniatures, portraits of chiefs and nobles, and note forthcoming final volumes completing the set.
The provost of Inverness praises Americans while Mrs Bradley Martin hosts a Highland fete for children on the Balmacaan estate of Wr ard Mra Bradley Martin. Guests ride in a grand coach, pennies rain down to children, and dolls, rifles, and boxes are among the rewards. Frederick Townsend Martin speaks on land acts as attendees include Drexel, Vanderbilt, Amory Moore and others.
The budget commission of the French Chamber of Deputies approved a plan to tax automobiles owned by foreigners. Exemption lasts ten days after entry. then two tax types apply: a fixed minimum and a power-based rate. Taxes range from 5 to 15 francs per horsepower, with rates escalating by engine power.
The Helgoland super dreadnought was launched at Kiel costing about 12 million dollars. It will be crewed by 1000 and armed with 12 inch guns. A sister ship Oldenburg is to be launched next week at Wilhelmshaven as Germany presses ahead in shipbuilding.
Finance Minister Cochecy issued a circular to minimize tourist annoyance and delays. The plan favors pre arrival baggage checks on trains or ships to speed processing at Paris and across France. Poorly heated waiting rooms and bad ventilation have endangered passenger health during long waits.
A Rome dispatch reports the Black Hand extorts daily in Sicily by forcing people to insure lives and property with a self issued company. Directors are described as untrustworthy. Missimeri's population is said to be broadly compelled to insure against murder fire and robbery. The article notes Black Hand members recently operated from the United States.
Senor Chaumer a Caracas municipal council member was shot and killed in the street by Eleatorio Garcia. Chaumer had accused Garrel of defrauding the city and destroying records. Discrepancies surfaced in municipal revenue ledgers from the last administration and prompted a council ordered investigation.
Distinguished archaeologist Mols foresees Europe in a century where cities are mostly empty by day, travel cheap with new transit, bicycles return as air-borne transport, and life expectancy and beauty ideals shift. Parliaments fade as caste delegates govern. old aristocracies dissolve, while a new form emerges. French becomes the global language.
London Sept 26 A Bank of England shareholder protested against employing women clerks at the bank during the half yearly meeting of the court of governors He argued women should not be in the establishment and could not keep secrets Governor RE Johnston replied that women clerks are well adapted for the work and should be employed despite the opposition.
A sales pitch argues a Pyramid Pile Cure can cure chronic bowel problems and urges readers to request a free trial package. It claims the remedy works quickly and cautions the condition can worsen without treatment, promising dramatic improvement and ease of purchase via a coupon from readers.
Fragmentary ad text urges filling blank lines with name and address to receive a trial package. Mentions pyramid care and mail delivery in plain wrapper. Contains stray words and incomplete postal details.
London August 25 The cutting of the hang s first is usually a matter of interest to the baby and immediate relatives but in the case of Princess Juli ingna of the Netherlands it seems to have been a matter of national interest Her first baby dinner with no ity and no US temper was duly chronicled in Holand and the news was even sent to papers abroad by enthusiastic correspondents There is no doubt that Princess Juli ingna is the most important royal baby in Europe yet she is only heiress presumptive for its brother should arrive to share her nursery her position would alter as aid that of the Princess Royal of England when Albert Edward Prince of Wales wanders The position of a possible future overelen with more cer tainty attached to it is by no means an enviable one of the prince or princess occupying it is expected to behave and marry 35 virtuously as though sure of a crown yet with the chance that some royal baby may eventually inherit it as direct heir The eldest son of the King and Queen of Spain displaced a little cousin Prince Alfons of Bourbon Sicily King Alfonso impel displaced an elder sister andia his father while his grandmother Queen Isabella became a sovereign because she had a younger sister not a brother.
London Sept 25 A case reviewed fares for canine passengers on London General Omnibus Company buses. Court upheld that under current law there is no power to charge dogs carried on omnibuses. Magistrate imposed 12 penalty and costs. company to bear costs as conductors had been following police guidance.
A Paris dispatch notes France will issue aluminum sou 2, 5 centimes coins early in 1910 with a hollow center and flat portrait obverse. The 1 cent coin will be sized near a dime, with value figures on the reverse. Alfred Naquet once urged aluminum coinage. experts feared depreciation, but the metal’s fall since 1900 would have cost the state if adopted then.
An ordinary looking beetle in London Zoo’s Insect house emerged from a log sent from Canada. The log, Vancouver pine, had tiny tunnels driven by a grub before becoming a beetle. Officials note uncertainty about beetle boring timelines and compare to a historic boot tree grub in the Natural History Museum.
A British consul general report from Zanzibar describes pervasive borrowing by Arabs and Swahili. It notes quick clamor for entertainment and European goods, rapid debt buildup, and monthly cycles of borrowing to cover living costs. Money lenders profit from high interest, trapping both communities in endless debt.
Paris police close a six month mystery linking a murdered man named Fleurot to a Brussels bound suspect. Clues include a seven year old Brussels garment marked Buenos Ayres. The Belgian suspect admits self defense and faces two year prison, with trial moved to Brussels under Franco Belgian law.
A long known relic in Perrapsabuloa England, linked to St Iran, is rapidly deteriorating due to decay and weather. Plans propose a concrete shelter with restoration, costing about 440 more to complete, with Athelstan Riley offering his machine for lifting blocks. Bishops support the project to prevent the site from being buried again.
The report notes Senator Aldrich’s European trip and his statements on Cuba. It cites his view that Cuba, despite ingovernance hurdles, ranks above most Latin American republics for self-government and potential prosperity. Gallinger backs a central bank reform to curb big clique influence and stabilize the financial system.
London dispatch predicts a possible Liberal victory with Asquith policy upheld by a reduced majority. Conservatives debate electoral strategy while Unionists anticipate a fragile government and ongoing tariff arguments as Britain faces a forthcoming Christmas election.
The king’s inspections at Balmoral and Sandringham prompt reports of extensive improvements and expenditures on royal properties. He signals readiness to host guests and continues to emphasize moral standards and a prudent approach to royal duties amid ongoing preparations for winter accommodations and external contracts.
Francis Sheppard of Scranton Pa says during a typhoid epidemic he used Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey and recovered from a weak condition after one bottle enabled him to work and two bottles restored full health while cautioning not to drink liquor but endorsing this product as directed for those run down by fever or disease
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